COURTNEY PINE and his show TRANSITION IN TRADITION at Gloucester Guildhall

16th February 2010

Multi award winning saxophonist, Courtney Pine, has done more for the profile of modern British jazz than almost any other figure. Some 24 years since his 1986 debut album made the British Top 40, he remains at the forefront of the UK jazz scene, continually pushing at boundaries and reinterpreting the tradition.

For his latest project Transition in Tradition, (his 12th critically acclaimed album) the original Jazz Warrior has assembled a heavyweight musical line-up drawing influences from Africa, the Caribbean, South America and Europe for an exuberant homage to the first great saxophone star Sidney Bechet. The resulting album and live shows have earned him some of the highest critical acclaim of his long and varied career.

With bass clarinet, harmonium and mandolin in the mix, plus an ever evolving groove - from old school swing to Creole stomp - Pine serves up a rich gumbo of jazz flavours for his first live shows of 2010 and this, the first extensive tour of his new work.

Support comes from World-renowned Cuban violin virtuoso, Omar Puente performing tracks from his debut solo release "From There to Here" with a lineup that includes Zoe Rahman on Piano alongside Pine's award winning UK band.
Not to be missed!
COURTNEY PINE - SAXOPHONES
CAMERON PIERRE - GUITAR
ROBERT FORDJOUR - DRUMS
ZOE RAHMAN - PIANO
DARREN TAYLOR - BASS
OMAR PUENTE - ELECTRIC VIOLIN

4* "..Laden with memorable melodies, his best album since his 1986 debut"
Observer Music Monthly

5/5 "Pine is superb..." The Guardian

"....top of his form..." The Independent
 
4* The Times and MOJO
 
5* 'Pine serves up a creole gumbo of Caribbean, Latin and African flavours with
the nuanced power to restore the most jaded jazz palate the Jazz Warrior succeeds in broadening our minds as well as our ears' BBC Music Magazine
 
'Bursting with Pine's typically memorable themes and exuberant soloing'  'Spellbinding> ' Jazzwise

He appears at Gloucester Guildhall on Thursday 25th February. Tickets £20 advance, £22.50 on the door. Doors 7.30pm. Over 14s only.

This event features unreserved seating.

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